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    Default Accusation From Another Country

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Virginia

    Over eight years ago my husband was an exchange student in Korea and stayed with a Korean family who had two children (Boy 9, Girl 6). He learned to love those kids like they were his younger siblings. He told me that he remembers them jumping on him often like he was a human playground.

    Today, he received a call from the children's dad (over eight years later) who told him that the daughter (now 15) was very disturbed. She apparently remembers a time when she felt sexually harassed by my husband. My husband was shocked at this accusation, especially since he's remained friends with this family over the years and nothing has come up. In face the son came to our house as an exchange student a couple of years ago.

    My husband told me he can vaguely think of one situation when the daughter came into his room very early to wake him up. When he did not wake up, she laid down next to him on the floor and fell asleep. Eventually, when he woke up she was still asleep next to him. He then cuddled her like he would cuddle our own daughter and he kissed her a couple of times on the cheek in order to wake her up. As we are a very touchy family, I'm guessing culturally this wasn't acceptable.

    His innocent actions must have been misunderstood by a child as it still affects her years later.

    I'm not sure if it'll come to this, but can this Korean dad or daughter file a law suit against my husband? If so, is it filed in Korea? Can my husband be punished for this alleged situation here in the US? How do international laws apply in this case? How about the Statute of Limitations?

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    Default Re: Accusation From Another Country

    I have no way of telling you what might occur under Korean law. Legal action in the U.S. is not likely under the facts you've given.

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